Welcome to the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences

One of the best in Canada

The Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences of the University of Ottawa is one of the best in Canada. Two of the three winners of prestigious the Herzberg Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, professors Tito Scaiano and Howard Alper, come from our department. The Faculty of Science ranks among the best in Canada in terms of faculty research grants.

Our programs

We offer undergraduate and graduate programs with a variety of options including a strong Co-op program. Students in the Co-op program get placement opportunities in top research institutions, university labs and research intensive companies throughout Canada, the US and Europe.

Our graduate programs are particularly strong and students may study towards Master's or Doctorate degrees. Students may pass directly to the Ph.D. program without writing a Master's thesis, saving as much as a year of study in comparison with other institution

News

“This welcomed announcement from the Ontario government will enable these prominent researchers to pursue leading-edge research that is crucial to Canada’s innovation future and which will foster the next generation of leaders,” said Mona Nemer, Vice-President, Research at the University of Ottawa.

A group of scientists from the University of Ottawa and its affiliated institutes, the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), will share $28,511,215 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation to support cutting-edge research in areas ranging from pediatric diseases, neurodegenerative disorders, and stem cells to photonics and chemistry.

Sponsored jointly by CNC-IUPAC’s company associates and the CIC Gendron Fund, CNC-IUPAC established the CNC/IUPAC Travel Awards in 1982 to enable young scientists who are currently working at a Canadian institution to present their research at IUPAC-sponsored conferences outside of Canada.